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Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Like the events of Rwanda and Uganda, the true depth of the tragedies of the Nigerias civil war largely escaped the Western worlds consciousness and are only brought to light in remarkable books like Adichies Half of a Yellow Sun. Biafras ill-fated struggle to establish an independent nation is beautifully and elegantly told through the eyes and voices of twin sisters of wealth Olanna and Kainene, and a highly intuitive 13-year old houseboy Ugwu. Olanna is mistress to a highly ideological university professor Odenigbo who fervently supports Biafran independence. Kainene is married to a British expatriate Richard who is enamored with the land and its culture. All find their own reasons for remaining in Biafra. And through them we learn how the people lived, loved, starved and suffered during this tumultuous period. I, for one, am old enough to remember the Nigerian civil war and the million that perished during that struggle. I remember seeing the covers of magazines showing the starving Biafran children. Yet, the events then didnt seem as real as reading Half of a Yellow Sun. Perhaps a befitting epilogue to this story is Richards manuscript which was entitled The World Was Silent When We Died. For More 5 Star Reviews Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Like the events of Rwanda and Uganda, the true depth of the tragedies of the Nigerias civil war largely escaped the Western worlds consciousness and are only brought to light in remarkable books like Adichies Half of a Yellow Sun. Biafras ill-fated struggle to establish an independent nation is beautifully and elegantly told through the eyes and voices of twin sisters of wealth Olanna and Kainene, and a highly intuitive 13-year old houseboy Ugwu. Olanna is mistress to a highly ideological university professor Odenigbo who fervently supports Biafran independence. Kainene is married to a British expatriate Richard who is enamored with the land and its culture. All find their own reasons for remaining in Biafra. And through them we learn how the people lived, loved, starved and suffered during this tumultuous period. I, for one, am old enough to remember the Nigerian civil war and the million that perished during that struggle. I remember seeing the covers of magazines showing the starving Biafran children. Yet, the events then didnt seem as real as reading Half of a Yellow Sun. Perhaps a befitting epilogue to this story is Richards manuscript which was entitled The World Was Silent When We Died. For More 5 Star Reviews Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie